title: Pulmonary Coccidioides nodule in a Swiss patient with chronic lymphatic leukaemia.
abstract: The dimorphic fungus Coccidioides immitis, causative agent of coccidioidomycosis, is endemic in semi-arid regions of the Americas. The disease is rarely encountered in Europe. We describe the case of a 61-year-old Swiss patient with chronic lymphatic leukaemia who was eventually diagnosed with an initially unnoticed pulmonary coccidioidomycosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hombach
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stulz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gaby E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Pfyffer
mesh_terms: D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged